Improvement in shuttle-guards for looms



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Wftfnassc UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ELAH BEACH, OF PROVIDENCE, R. I., ASSIGNOR OF TWO-THIRDS HIS RIGHT TOWILLIAM B. BEACH AND CHARLES H. BEACH, OF SAME PLACE.

IMPROVEMENT IN SHUTTLE-GUARDS FOR LOOMS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 155,177, datedSeptember 22, 1874; application filed May 16, 1814.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ELAH BEACH, of Providence, Rhode Island, haveinvented an Improvement for Securing or Fastening the Shuttle-Guard tothe Lay of a Loom, of which the following is a specification:

The object of my invention is to attach a shuttle-guard to the lay of aloom, so as to prevent the wear and breakage of the same.

The mode of fastening generally in use is to bolt a stand to each end ofthe lay and drill a hole in each of said stands about onehalf of oneinch deep, and of sufcient size to receive the end ofthe guard, thuspermitting iron to rest against iron. In such case the result is if theguard fits closely in the hold of the stand, the constant beating of thelay keeps up a continuous vibration, which results in breaking the guardat the point of entrance into the stand. If it lits loosely it soonwears ofi'.

The accompanying drawing shows my improvement.

Figure l represents the lay with the shuttleguard attached, Fig. 2, oneof the stands near to the web. I make the hole in the stand which is toreceive the end of shuttle-guard R large enough to receive, irst, asolid piece or pieces of leather or rubber or other yielding substance,and then drill a hole in the leather or rubber, or other substance, justlarge enough to admit the end of the shuttle-guard.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

In combination with the lay of a loom, the shuttle-guard rod R and thebent stands t' t, each provided with the piece L of leather or otheryielding substance fitted to receive the end of the rod It, as and forthe purpose set forth.

ELAH BEACH.

Witnesses:

JOHN MASON, C. H. BEACH.

